Actually, generally when trying to turn English into math formulas, and is represented by a + sign unless noted otherwise. Just saying 4 and 2 would mean 4 + 2, not 4 x 2. However, I once worked out a proof that started with “Time + Money,” and through some other cliches (such as “Evil, it’s good”) I somehow ended up multiplying everything by infinity squared. I don’t remember the end result.
Also, the quote isn’t “money is the root of all evil.” It’s that “the desire for money is the root of all evil.” There’s a distinct difference. One speaks of the evils of money in general, the other speaks of greed.
Someone would have to be pretty brittle for homecoming to do that to them. I mean, how many chances do you get to be turned down for homecoming? Four at the most.
I only went to two high school dances, of course; my ex’s senior prom and my own.
However, unless you are rich and everyone else pays for you, which is of course unreasonable past a couple years when you’re a teenager, aquiring money requires time. Therefore, it comes down to a balance of how much time and money you want to have. So in the end, you can only have one or the other occuring, meaning they are independent events and the probability of both occuring is thus the product of each individual probability.
And as for the desire for money being the root of all evil, the presence of money presents itself as a temptation because of greed. Power corrupts much like money does since people who have money generally are motivated to get more money. What does this mean in the end? That while you can blame human nature all you want for greed, the fact that money does what it does to people doesn’t change and thus acts as the root of evil.
You’re still getting the quote wrong though. Money can be used for good too such as funding worthwhile charities. The base desire for money and nothing else would cause the evil, not the money itself. I find it hard to believe that if something is the root of all evil then it could be used for good. Rather, money in and of itself is neutral. Good and evil come into play with it only by how someone uses it or acts towards it.
